If you’re a Georgia peach who buys a lemon of a vehicle, the state’s expanded Lemon Law will be a welcome relief. Consumers who buy or lease a new car after January 1, 2009 now have greater protections than they used to. According to a press release from the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs:
“Other than […]
Nebraska State Senator and retired veterinarian M.L. “Cap” Dierks has introduced LB 588, the “Dog and Cat Purchase Protection Act,” which would effectively curb inhumane puppy mills and cat breeding facilities. The law would require breeders and pet shops to provide written disclosures to consumers, and require consumers to have a new pet checked by […]
Recently, when I was browsing an article at examiner.com, I was reminded about an important Connecticut Lemon Law that’s often overlooked: Connecticut’s Assistive Technology Lemon Law. In a nutshell, if you buy or lease an assistive device, it’s covered for the length of the manufacturer’s warranty term or two years from the date of delivery […]
It’s no wonder that General Motors needs a bailout from the federal government. Perhaps the automaker wouldn’t be in such a financial mess if they stood by their products, fixed defects, and did the right thing by their customers. Whether or not GM learned its lesson is up for debate, but the manufacturer got more […]
The former Director of the Maine Lemon Law program, Carol Roberts, wrote an excellent piece for the Kennebec Morning Sentinel about Maine’s consumer warranty laws and the uselessness of extended warranties. She notes that Maine law provides for an implied warranty that “protects most goods and services for up to four years if the product […]
Although hybrids are technological wonders that just may eventually reduce the stranglehold that foreign oil has on the U.S., it doesn’t mean they’re exempt from defects. The Zonie Report notes that a Tucson, Arizona woman has filed a lemon law case over her 2008 Toyota Prius. Apparently, two months after she bought the car, Julie […]
Although Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has lately made the news for all of the wrong reasons, he did sign an expansion of the state’s lemon law that went into effect on January 1. The law now covers vehicles purchased by a fire department, fire protection district, or township fire department.
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The former Director of the Maine Lemon Law program, Carol Roberts, wrote an excellent piece for the Kennebec Morning Sentinel about Maine’s consumer warranty laws and the uselessness of extended warranties. She notes that Maine law provides for an implied warranty that “protects most goods and services for up to four years if the product […]